Chittagong vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$2284
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	47	70
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	3.23M	7.01M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 78% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9042nd and 3485th ($358 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6271st and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Riyadh

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	Chittagong	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$10912

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459